Lean And Hungry Years(Chords)

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D G 
Well, if rich was having money, I reckon I was poor 
D A 
If success was being good, I was bad down to the core 
D G 
Cause the times were hard and lonesome and the thrills were stricktly cheap 
D A D 
But the nights were warm and hazy and the women soft and sweet 

G D 
And laughter filled my throat and music filled my ears 
A D 
And dreams filled my head in the lean and hungry years 

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D G 
With the lowdown and the workers, with the no pound and no good 
D A 
Trust was something sacred, I knew where I stood 
D G 
Yeah, I knew I could count on when the burdens got too great 
D A D 
When the bad news came too early and the good news came too late 

G D  
I roared out all my anger and I choke back all my tears 
A D 
That's how you make it through those lean and hungry years 

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D G 
Well, a dollar was an angel and a fool was a king 
D A 
And any old excuse was good enough to sing 
D G 
All those songs that weren't so pretty, they were ragged, but they were right 
D A D 
And they were all you had some times to get you through the night 

G D 
When right outside your window were a million doubts and fears 
A D 
A song to keep you warm and those lean and hungry years 

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G D 
When right outside your window were a million doubts and fears 
A D 
A song to keep you warm and those lean and hungry years 

D G A D 

	        

Written by David Olney